Beers similar to Little Whaleboat

Maine Beer Company

American IPA·United States·6.5% ABV·One of 442 American IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Little Whaleboat's tropical and hoppy character. Mango, pineapple, grapefruit and pine, with floral notes of rose and chamomile. Citra, Mosaic, Columbus and Talus hops sit on American 2-Row, Maine Malt House Pilsner and Blue Ox wheat and light Munich malts in this 6.5% year-round IPA. In 2021 the brewery helped Maine Coast Heritage Trust buy the Little Whaleboat Islands, some of the last undeveloped islands in Casco Bay, and the beer carries their name.

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10 beers like Little Whaleboat

1

Vocation Brewery

United Kingdom · American IPA · 6.5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Little Whaleboat, same floral notes and pine notes; adds fullness, no malt character.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Little Whaleboatfull-bodiedsmoothmaltywheat

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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10 Barrel Brewing

United States · American IPA · 6.5%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Little Whaleboat on pine notes and citrus notes: adds fruit notes, drops floral notes.

What carries overtropicalhoppypineycitrusyclean

Structure: very close

Compared to Little Whaleboatfruityhazyjuicyfloralmalty

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Galway Bay Brewery

Ireland · American IPA · 6.7%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares pine notes and citrus notes with Little Whaleboat; adds resin notes, but drops floral notes.

What carries overtropicalpineyhoppycitrusybitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Little Whaleboatresinousfruityfloralmalty

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Woodforde's Brewery

United Kingdom · American IPA · 4.2%

88%

MATCH

Keeps floral notes and pine notes like Little Whaleboat, a notch softer, drops malt character.

Structure: a notch softer

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Bellfield Brewery

United Kingdom · American IPA · 6.8%

87%

MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, no pine notes — floral notes and citrus notes as with Little Whaleboat.

Structure: very close

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Dieu du Ciel!

Canada · American IPA · 6.9%

87%

MATCH

Like Little Whaleboat on pine notes and citrus notes — adds dryness, drier, but without the tropical notes.

Structure: drier

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Siren Craft Brew

United Kingdom · American IPA · 5.6%

84%

MATCH

Mirrors Little Whaleboat's pine notes and citrus notes — plus haziness, a notch softer, minus floral notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Birrificio Eastside Brewing

Italy · American IPA · 7%

84%

MATCH

Same pine notes and citrus notes as Little Whaleboat, adds creaminess, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Bran & Sceolan Irish IPA

The White Hag Irish Brewing Company

Ireland · American IPA · 7.2%

84%

MATCH

Less bitter — same floral notes and pine notes as Little Whaleboat, adds juiciness, noticeably less bitter, but without the wheat character.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Smithers Brewing Company

Canada · American IPA · 6.8%

83%

MATCH

Sweeter — same floral notes and pine notes as Little Whaleboat, adds dryness, sweeter, but without the tropical notes.

Structure: sweeter

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